Looking for a solid UPS unit in case of power loss.

[John_Lockwood]

Hi all!

I am currently looking or a UPS (uninterrupted power supply) for my system. I have been putting off buying one, but after tonight’s recent power outage, I think I need to get on this now.

Here is a PC parts picker link for my setup.
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/libert...s/#view=BqHhP6

I run a small project studio where I do a lot of video and audio work. I do a little bit of gaming as well, especially when waiting on videos to render.I know there are several different ones out there, but I would like a higher end one with extended battery backup. One that might allow me to work for a couple hours if the does happen to go out. It doesn’t happen often here, but if it does, I would like to keep working on projects.

As of right now I have most my main gear bolted in a rolling rack case. My PC tower sits on top if it and the first piece in the rack case is a Furman power conditioner. I have the PC plugged into that. With a UPS system installed, would I plug the Furman power conditioner into the UPS? Would that cause any issues?

I want a solid unit for this. Budget wise I would like to keep it under $500. I know that the more pieces of gear that are plugged in and taking power will determine how long the batter last, but in most cases my monitor, PC, and Focusrite audio interface is what I main;y need powered on during sessions.

Thanks for any feedback or suggestions.

[Rustys]

APC is one of the top-rated ones.

[Bruce]

Eaton are also good.
of course, the battery side of it is simply for blackout coverage.
the real benefit of a UPS is the line conditioning/filtering it does to the AC sine wave.

look for ones that condition more of the sine wave. some do more than others.
areas are blackouts, brownouts(under current), spikes(over current), noise(dirty sine wave), surges, overload, and are line interactive.

[PeterOz]

Furman power conditioner

If you have Furman why not use Furman battery backup.
I have never used Furman only APC but Furman have been around for about 30 years.
You need to work out how much power your system is using and that will tell you what size battery you need to buy.
Also it is not a matter of just plugging in and using.
You want to make sure the system has an interface so you can set the basics such as when the battery get’s low and is about to run out it sends a warning and or a shutdown command to the computer so you have time to save the files you are working on.

[PeterOz]

Here is a good read https://www.eaton.com/us/en-us/produ...upply-faq.html

[Bruce]

@John Lockwood - do you still need help?

[Rustys]

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